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. 2023 Mar 14;66(1):e30. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.15

Table 2.

Summary statistics and comparisons of demographic, premorbid, and clinical characteristics of the adapted outcome groups, stratified by outcome group.

Total sample (n = 207) ECR (n = 61, 29%) P-ECR (n = 49, 24%) No-ECR (n = 97, 47%) ANOVA/Kruskal_Wallis**/chi-square* analyses Post hoc
F(x 2*) df p
Gender (male), n (%) 124 (60) 31 (50.8) 25 (51.0) 68 (70.1) 7.91* 2 0.019 ECR, P-ECR < no-ECR
Age, years: mean (SD) 27.2 (7.7) 27.3 (7.9) 25.6 (6.2) 27.9 (8.3) 1.40 2 0.248 n.s.
Age of onset, years: mean (SD) 24.0 (7.4) 25.0 (7.5) 22.9 (7.0) 23.9 (7.4) 1.134 2 0.324 n.s.
Years of education: mean (SD) 13.2 (2.9) 14.4 (2.8) 12.8 (2.7) 12.7 (2.9) 7.326 2 <0.001 ECR > P-ECR, no-ECR
BMI: mean (SD) 24.51 (4.2) 24.33 (4.2) 24.22 (3.6) 24.77 (4.6) 0.339 2 0.713 n.s.
Current relationship, yes (%) 38 (18.4) 15 (24.6) 5 (10.2) 18 (18.6) 3.76* 2 0.153 n.s.
PAS social childhood, mean (SD) 1.16 (1.4) 0.79 (1.0) 0.88 (1.1) 1.55 (1.6) 7.28 W 2 0.001 ECR, P-ECR < no-ECR
PAS academic childhood, mean (SD) 1.60 (1.3) 1.33 (1.0) 1.43 (1.4) 1.86 (1.3) 3.97 2 0.021 ECR < (P-ECR) < no-ECR
Baseline diagnosis (schizophrenia), n (%) 107 (51.7) 19 (31.1) 19 (38.8) 69 (71.1) 30.4* 6 <0.001 ECR, P-ECR < no-ECR
DUP (log) median (range) 32 (1300) 8 (1008) 32 (779) 60 (1300) 24.97** 2 <0.001 ECR < P-ECR, no-ECR
GFS: mean (SD) 53.4 (15.0) 70.1 (9.0) 52.4 (12.3) 43.4 (8.8) 167.31 W 2 <0.001 ECR > P-ECR > no-ECR
PANSS positive: mean (SD) 2.48 (1.0) 1.86 (0.8) 2.39 (0.9) 2.90 (1.0) 24.85 2 <0.001 ECR < P-ECR < no-ECR
PANSS negative: mean (SD) 2.06 (0.9) 1.67 (0.7) 2.11 (1.0) 2.29 (0.9) 11.27 W 2 <0.001 ECR < P-ECR, no-ECR
PANSS disorganized: mean (SD) 1.82 (0.8) 1.44 (0.5) 1.79 (0.7) 2.07 (0.9) 16.03 W 2 <0.001 ECR < P-ECR, no-ECR
PANSS depressive: mean (SD) 2.84 (1.0) 2.60 (1.0) 2.63 (1.0) 3.09 (0.9) 6.42 2 0.002 ECR, P-ECR < no-ECR
PANSS excited: mean (SD) 1.39 (0.5) 1.24 (0.4) 1.37 (0.4) 1.49 (0.5) 6.07 W 2 0.003 ECR < (P-ECR) < no-ECR
AUDIT, median (range) 5.0 (33) 5.0 (24) 5.0 (33) 4.0 (33) 1.890** 2 0.389 n.s.
DUDIT, median (range) 0.0 (37) 0.0 (29) 2.5 (37) 0.0 (37) 7.597** 2 0.022 ECR < P-ECR, (no-ECR)

Note: */** Continuous variables were compared across groups using one-way ANOVAs with Tukey post hoc tests, and categorical variables were compared across groups using chi-squared tests with Bonferroni corrections. For continuous variables, Levene’s test of homogeneity of variances was performed and consequently, Welch test assuming unequal variances was used for variables where the p-value of Levenes’ homogeneity test < 0.05. Kruskal–Wallis tests were performed for nonparametric continuous variables.

Abbreviations: AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test; BMI, body mass index; DUDIT, Drug Use Disorders Identification Test; DUP, duration of untreated psychosis; ECR, early clinical recovery; GFS, Global Functioning Scale; n.s., non-significant; no-ECR, no early clinical recovery; PAS, Premorbid Adjustment Scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; P-ECR, partial early clinical recovery.